The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-10-13
"That Photograph !"
WITH A Few OBSERVATIONS AS To
DIR. LEONARD

Our readers will bear witness thai
we have never spoken Of A. B
Leonard, the Apostle Of Prohibition
save in terms Of courtesy and respect
When the press Of the State has pub.
lished exaggerated reports Of his say.
ings and doings, we have endeavored
to correct the wrong impressions made
therein. When he spoke at Jackson
last year, we did not hear him, bui
from men Of all parties we learned
that his address was a fair, able, gen.
tlemanly one, and said so. When he
spoke here last week, we went to heal
him, and listened to his entire speech
That DIR. Leonard is an orator, cannot
be denied. That he possesses the dig.
nifty which BELTS Christian Minister
may be readily denied.
A goodly portion Of his speech was
taken up in personal abuse Of Gov
Foraker, even making a boorish allu.
sion to Mrs. Foraker. He criticised
Gen. Powell and the Democratic party
in mild way, to cover up the real
attack on the Republicans. We could
find no fault with his criticisms Of the
old parties, for neither Of them have
come up to the standpoint of advanced
thinkers on the Temperance Question
But personal abuse and clownish at
tempt at ridicule was beneath the
position DR.. Leonard occupies.
One Of his "points" was the state
ment that 1.-THE Republican party is
hanging on behind public opinion,
rather than leading it," Yet the very
doctrine which the DIR. advocates as
something new, was advocated in this
community before he was born; and
the Standard has for thirty years
fought the liquor traffic. Thus it
seems that the DIR. is hanging on be-
hind, most ingloriously. Like most
Of the Prohibition orators who come
to town, the DIR. put on the habili-
ments Of the blackguard and attacked
the Standard. This Of course caused
great merriment among the Demo
Gratis. The DIR. wanted to see the
photograph of the man who could run
a Republican paper and be temper
ance man. We did not chance to
have one with us, but have concluded
that, while waiting for it, we will pre-
sent the Doctors to our readers in this
manner.
As a specimen point in this
harangue, the DIR. rolled his eyes
Heavenward and said: ''If any pro-
fessed Christian dares to vote either
of the old party tickets, let him not,
thereafter, insult Heaven with pray
err That is, the DR.. holds the keys
of Paradise, and no man can enter,
save by him. Such egotism, such
contemplate blasphemy, has never
before been heard from Jackson
platform. We have no criticisms to
make upon Prohibition voters. We
concede pure motive to every voter.
We would not think Of consigning
the DR.. to perdition because he does
not vote the Republican ticket.
He became very sarcastic in the
matter Of Cleveland going fishing on
Decoration Day, and conveyed the
impression that he rather enjoyed this
insult to the memory of the dead
heroes. Through the entire speech
there was manifest a tenderness
toward the Solid South and the Cop
perhead Democracy. DIR. Leonard did
the Prohibition party no good, but he
did rally and enthuse the Republicans.
He has yet to learn that blackguardism
is not argument, and that painting g
the Devil white does not make a dove
out of him.